Ari Goldwag - Teiman lyrics

From Teiman to Eretz Yisroel, we crossed the desert sand Our eyes and hearts were shining with the hope of the promised land But our dreams were cruelly shattered, so mistaken was our trust For our heritage was taken and trampled in the dust Our legacy was laughed at, our costumes met with scorn Our clothes were made a mockery, our payos cruelly shorn And so many of our children disappeared without a trace And my eldest son was stolen now no one can fill his place Chorus: Where are you today my child for whom I pray I wonder if you're happy, I wonder if you know that You belong to someone else, you belong to me I recall that bitter moment when they told us you were gone I thought my heart was breaking, didn't know how I'd go on For a voice within me whispered you were still alive somewhere But I knew I couldn't find you, I was helpless with despair We asked where you'd been buried, so we'd have a place to cry But so many of our questions were answered with a lie Now the tearing pain of loss remains with us throughout the years And my heart continues grieving, no, I can not stop the tears Chorus Were you taught to read the Alef Beis, do you say Shema at night Have you felt the joy of Shabbos when the candles are alight Do you know you were Bar Mitzvah, on Yom Kippur, do you fast Were you told that you are rooted in a proud and ancient past Do you know you have a family whom you haven't even met They ask about you always, they never will forget And each Friday night, I pray for you, when the Shabbos candles shine For a mother is forever, and forever you'll be mine